Flying-machine.



G. KUNIOKE.

FLYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1910.

Patented Jilne 13, 1911.

G. vKUNICKE.

FLYING MAQHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. '4, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Patented June 13, 1911.

G. KUNIGKEL. FLYING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1910.

Patented June 33, .TiQlli,

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ates to an" aerial navie'ct being to' prosting of a su tably gating: apparatus, vrclesueh a d'evree 'coi i supported: plan'e or plane's, which constitutes v the.meansatwherebytheapparatus 1s kept n paratus in a horizontalposition while soar the air, and motor drivenpropellers which are adapltedttopropel, steerand'keep the aping. I

tion indetailg the' novel features of which 1 willfinally claim, eferencelbeing heard the accQInpa-n "a ar-awn forming part here- .0 f,'iwherei I Figure 1.

id-e' elevation of my improved:apparatus; Fig. 2, a sectional tudinal sectional: y

top,- plan v iew thereof; t-he section being taken on a line a-a 1nF1g. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged crosss: ctional view taken on a line b-bin,F1g i1;='

aged; anenlarged longi low of the steering, propeller supporting-sand? operating elements,

certain members being/shown in elevation, the section. being staken ona linec-0 in Fig. 2.; Fig.15,=is aisimilar view of the drivv i'ngv propeller supporting and operating elements, the section being talmn" on a line d el in Fig. 2; and Fig: Sis anenlarged sectional View, .partly in elevation, of th'e supporting and .operatlngelements for the equilibrium maintainingpropellers; 1. Referring to Figs-1, the: numeral 1 indicates a suitable frame provided, at one end thereof, withasteering propeller 2, andat the other end thereofwith a main propelling pro'pellerB, the said propellers being driven by, a suitable motou.4', through the main \chains: Wand T'BHChj ll'lT-ILYLIH operate intermediateshafts- 8 and 9,.Whichl in turn operate the r respective propellers. 2 and 3. The ma n shaft sdrlven by, means of a sprocket ,g itt-will beseen that opeller 2 91 rather the supporting f'be'arin'g ll therefor, is adapted'for radial movement in ahorizontalplane, the inner eader said bearing beingsecured to-a pivot eneaen-nnnicnn, or nnw YORK, m v 1 V ,rLYrn'Gs acHmn.

ally. mounted spindle 12 The spindle '12 is jrotata'bly-supported by bearings 13 mounted in.th eframe members l-l (see also Fig. 4). lo,prevent.the thrust of the propeller from being imposed upon the spindle 12, I preferably provide the outer end of the bearing 11 with a shoe 15 (see also Figs. 1 and 2) which bears against thrust bearings or slides 16.

To operate the shaft 17, which carries the propeller2, I provide the inner end thereof with' a gear 18, having in mesh therewith an intermediate gear 19, the gear 19 being loosely mounted on the spindle 12. The gear i 1.9 meshes with a pinion 20 carried by the intermediate shaft From the above descriptionit will be apparent that the propeller 2 will be rotated by the shaft 8 when in motion.

By referring to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the bearing 21, which supports the propelling propeller 3, is adapted for radial movement in a verticalplane. The inner end of the bearing 21 is secured toa pivotally mounted spindle 22 (see also Fig. 2) which in turn is rotatably supported by the frame members 23. To aid in the supporting of the bearing 21, I provide the said bearing with a shoe 24, which rides in contact with the slides 25 (see' Figs. 1 and 2).

To operate the shaft 26, which carries the propeller 3, I mount on the innerend thereof a gear-27, having'in mesh therewith an intermediate gear 28, the gear 28 being loosely mounted on the spindle 22. .The. gear 28 has in mesh therewith a pinion 29 carried by the intermediate shaft 9. It is obvious that the-propeller 3 will revolve when the shaft 9 is operated.

To operate or move-the propeller 3 in a Vertical plane, I provide one end of the spindle 22 with a leverarn130 which is connected by means'of a rod 81 with a leverarm 32 placed adjacent to the operators seat 33. The lever-arm 32 is carried by arotatable shaft 34, which in turn isactuated by an operating lever 32. To inove the steering propeller 2 in a horizontal plane, I connect the movable bearing 11 therefor with awhiiile tree 35 by means of cables 36, and 37, which. in turn are carried over suitably positioned sheaves 38,39 and L0, as shown. The Whittle-tree 35 is operated by. the feet of the operator. i

' To maintain the equilibrium'of the device, I mount on each side of the fraIne -work, a propeller 41, which in turn is carrledby a 1 upper end of the shaft 45 carries a gear 46,

I 'each side of the machine.

,WhlCh meshes with a gear 47 on the shaft 48 which in turn carries a propeller 41. Each intermediate shaft 45 carries at the lower end thereof a gear 49, having in mesh therewith a gear 50,.carried by a stub shaft 51, which in turn is operated by the main shaft 5 through the counter-shaft 52 and sprocket chains 53 and 54.

To turn the propellers 41, or rather the swivel frames 42, I utilize cables 55 and 56 which are connected to a drum 57 one on The drums 57 are each carried by rotatable shafts 58, each carrying a lever-arm 59. In order to rotate the shafts 58, I connect the lever-arms 59 thereon to operating levers 60, one pivoted to each side of the seat 33, by links 61. As can be seen in Fig. 1, the swivel frame 42, shown in said view, may be rotated forwardly, or" toward the propeller 3 by the cable '55, and pulled backwardly by the cable 56, the propeller 4], on the opposite side of the device being operated in the same manner and likewise connected to its drum 57 (see Fig. 3).

The function of the propeller 3 is to pull the device forwardly when rotated by the motor 1, and connecting elements, the machine as a whole being kept in the air "v means of planes 62 (see Figs. 1 and 3,. While soaring the bearing 21 for the propeller will be kept at the proper angle relative to the direction of flight, whereby the pull of the propeller 3 Wlll cause the device tosoar in a plane parallel with the earth. It will, of course, be understood that the planes 62 will lie at an angle relatlve to the. earth, and consequently the whole device will take the same angle while soaring. When positioned at the abovementioned angle the pull of the propeller 3, upon the angularly disposed planes, will be sufiicient to overcome gravity and to ex ert enough force to pull the machine forwardly. As in the other forms of the so called flying machines, the device is kept in the air by the resultant of two forces, one

being the pull of the propeller, the other the upward pressure upon the inclined planes as they are pulled through the air.

The device may be caused to rise or descend by varying the degree of inclination of the bearing 21, by means of the lever 32*. To steer the devlce, I turn the bearing 11 to wardly on the left in Fig. 3, I would push the lever 60 on the left to cause the left frame 42 to rotate and cause its propeller 41 to move forwardly or in the direction of flight, until it had been brought to a position at a right angle to the direction offlight, and at an angle to the surface of the planes 62. As the brackets 43 are disposed at a downward angle relative to the vertical axis of the frame 1, the propellers 41 Will be I caused to push upwardly when moved to the position above mentioned. Should the device tilt on the right, the right hand propeller would be operated as above described for the left propeller. The side propellers 41 are independently operable, and may be pulled back to their normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, by pulling either of the levers 6O backwardly, after the equilibrium of the device has been restored.

Having now described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In an aerial navigating device, a frame, a plane carried by said frame, a propelling and a steering propeller, also carried by said frame, means adapted to actuate said propellers, a plurality of auxiliary propellers pivotally mounted on said frame, the axis of said auxiliary propellers being normally disposed in parallelism with the surface of said plane, means adapted to move said auxiliary propellers forwardly or 1' in the direction of flight, the axis of said propellers when so moved being disposed an angle to the surface of said plane, and means adapted to rotate said auxiliary pro pellers.

' 2. In an aerial navigating device, a frame. a plane carried by said frame, a propelling and steering propeller also carried by said frame, means adapted to actuate said propellers, brackets carried by said frame, bearmg members rotatably mounted in said brackets, said bearing members being angularly disposed relative to the vertical axis of said navigating device, auxiliary propellers carried by said'bearing members, means adapted to rotate said bearing members, and means adapted to rotate said auxiliary propellers.

3. In an aerial navigating device, a frame,

a plane carried by said frame, a pro pellei pivotally mounted on each side of said frame, the axis of said propellers being normally disposed in parallelism it-h the surface of said lane, means adapted to move said prope lers forwardly or in the direction of-fiight, the axis of said propellers when so moved being disposed at a downward angle relative to the surface of said plane, means adapted to rotate said propellers, a propelling propeller located ms 10 one end of said frame, and a steering device.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 2nd day of November 1910.

GEORGE KUNIGKE. Witnesses:

EDWARD A. JARVIS,

ESTELLE O. HAMBURGER.

Qepies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

